Jaakko Seikkula is Professor of Psychotherapy in the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. A family therapist with over 40 years of experience both as a practitioner and a researcher in mental health services, Dr. Seikkula was part of the team that developed the Open Dialogue approach for mental health care working as a clinical psychologist at Keropudas Hospital in Western Lapland, Finland, building upon his work in developing family and social network-based practices in psychiatry with psychosis and other severe crises.